We thank the following and those unknown persons, groups, agencies,
organizations and governments for their loving and selfless actions that
bring meaningful comfort and assistance to others.

May your
lives be graced by the Divine with evermore joy and fulfilling reward.

RECIPIENT

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UK’s Department of International
Development

The UK’s
Department for International Development provides food for 12 million
children in need and donates more than US$300 million to support the
lives of 8 million people in Ethiopia.

Japan

The Japanese government donates nearly
US$35 million to support growers as well as a forest preservation
program in Ethiopia.

Canada

Canada donates US$19 million for Jordan’s
education system, offering ongoing support for schooling and
vocational training.

Italy

Italy donates €12 million to Mozambique as
part of a €60 million 3-year agreement to support development.

President Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua

Nicaragua's President
Daniel Ortega distributes title deeds to 4,094 growers,
re-establishing their rights to the properties, bringing the total to
some 50,000 lands restored during his administration thus far.

Trish Burke, Australia

Trish Burke of Victoria, Australia runs
Pet's Haven, a shelter that rescues animals from being euthanized and
cares for them until they are adopted.

Nguyễn Thị Bích Vân, Âu Lạc
(Vietnam)

Ms. Nguyễn
Thị Bích Vân of southern Âu Lạc (Vietnam) spends all her resources
from dishwashing and picking up bottles over the past 10 years to
care for homeless and ill dogs.

David Benke, USA

Math teacher David Benke of Colorado, USA
saves many students’ lives by wrestling an armed assailant to the
ground.

Joel
Craddock and Rod Wintle

Nineteen-year-old
Joel Craddock of Victoria, Australia enters his neighbor’s burning
home and rescues three children, with the children's father Rod
Wintle sadly losing his life when also entered the house to find
them, unaware that they were already safe.

Virginia Rojo, the Philippines

Six-year-old Virginia Rojo of the
Philippines shields her infant brother with her own body as she
carries him out of their burning home.

Chris Deyden, Chris Box and his
brother, USA

Chris
Deyden, Chris Box and his brother free a woman from being trapped in
her car after it plunged off a cliff into a rocky beach.

Lieutenant John Lambert, USA

Police officer Lieutenant John Lambert of
Ohio, USA places his own life at risk as he pushes 18-year-old
student Mariusz Trzeciak out of harm’s way when an out-of-control car
speeds toward the two of them.

John Dickinson and Chip Garber, USA

American scuba divers John Dickinson and
Chip Garber save a nurse shark’s life by removing a plastic ring
that had become lodged around the shark’s neck.